Intramolecular cycloaddition reactions of olefinic tosylhydrazones

Albert Padwa, and Hao Ku. J. Org. Chem. , 1980, 45 (19), pp 3756–3766. DOI: 10.1021/jo01307a008. Publication Date: September 1980. ACS Legacy Archiv...
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Intramolecular Cycloaddition Reactions of Olefinic Tosylhydrazones Albert Padwa* and Hao Ku Department of Chemistry, Emory Uniuersity, A t l a n t a , Georgia 30322 R e c e i v e d April 25, 1980

A series of olefinic tosylhydrazones were prepared, and their base- and acid-induced behavior was investigated. Thermolysis of the sodium salt of the tosylhydrazones generates diazoalkenes which undergo intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions. The exclusive formation of the tetrahydroindeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazole ring from thermolysis of o-allylbenzaldehyde tosylhydrazones is unusual and cannot be easily accounted for on the basis of frontier molecular orbital theory. Our results indicate that geometrical factors can force the reaction to occur in a manner opposite to that normally encountered. Further heating of several methyl-substituted indeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazolines indicates that benzobicyclo[3.l.0]hexene formation proceeds with predominant inversion of configuration. The results are consistent with a mechanism involving C-N bond cleavage followed by rotation about the u bond and back-side displacement of nitrogen. Treatment of the olefinic tosylhydrazones with boron trifluoride etherate resulted in a novel cyclization reaction. The regioselectivity associated with the acid-induced cyclization is the consequence of a carbocation pathway.

Although 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions have been successfully employed by chemists for de~ades,l-~ it is only within the last few years that a fundamental understanding of the reactivity, stereoselectivity,and regioselectivityphenomena of the reaction has begun to The additions of diazoalkanes to olefins are among the most thoroughly studied 1,3-dipolarcycloadditions.’~’ Tosylhydrazones are commonly used as precursors to generate diazoalkanes. The cycloadditions of simple diazoalkanes are HO (1,3dipole)-LU (dipolarophile) c ~ n t r o l l e d .Both ~ ~ ~conjugating and electron-attracting groups accelerate reactions of dipolarophiles with diazoalkanes as compared to ethylene. With these dipolarophiles, 3-substituted A’-pyrazolines are favored, a result of the union of the 1arger.diazoalkaneHO coefficient on carbon with that of the larger dipolarophile LU coefficient on the unsubstituted ~ a r b o n Huisgen .~ has recently shown that introduction of a carbomethoxy group into diazomethane shifts the 1,3-dipole to a type I1 (Sustmann’s classification)* in methyl diazoacetate and further toward a type I11 for dimethyl diazomalonate and methyl diazo(pheny1sulfonyl)a~etate.~Electron-releasing substituents in the diazoalkane, on the other hand, raise the HO energy and enhance the cycloaddition ratel0 (see Scheme I). Simple diazoalkanes and alkylethylenes are rather unreactive as a result of the large energy gap between the frontier molecular orbitals. Surprisingly, the literature Huisgen, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 2, 565, 633 (1963). Huisgen, R. Grashey, and J. Sauer in “The Chemistry of Alkenes”, S. Patai, Ed., Interscience, London, 1964, pp 806-878. (3) R. Huisgen, J . Org. Chem., 33, 2291 (1968); 41, 403 (1976). (4) I. Fleming, “Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions”, Wiley, New York, 1976. ( 5 ) K. N. Houk, J. Sims, C. R. Watts, and L. J. Luskus, J. Am. Chem. (1) R. (2) R.

Soc., 95, 7301 (1973). (6) R. Sustmunn, Tetrahedron Lett., 2717 (1971). ( 7 ) G. W. Cowell and A. Ledwith, Q.Reu., Chem. SOC.,24,119 (1970). (8) R. Sustmenn, Tetrahedron Lett., 2721 (1971); Pure Appl. Chem., 40,569 (1974); J. Geittner, R. Huisgen, and R. Sustmann, Tetrahedron Lett., 881 (1977:’. (9) W. Bihlmtuer, R. Huisgen, H. U. Reissig, and S. Voss, Tetrahedron Lett., 2621 (197!3). (10) R. Huisgen and J. Geittner, Heterocycles, 11, 105 (1978).

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contained very few examples of the regiochemistry of cycloaddition of diazoalkanes with simple monoalkylVery recently, ethylenes when we initiated our it has been shown that 3-substituted pyrazolines are formed as the major products in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of diazomethane with l-alkenes.16J7 With these systems, the difference between the two frontier orbital interactions is quite small, but the nearly equal magnitude of the terminal coefficients in the diazomethane LU suggests that the diazomethane HO determines product regiochemistry. In spite of the copious literature dealing with bimolecular cycloaddition reactions of diazoalkanes, intramo(11) J. M. Stewart, C. Carlisle, K. Kern, and G. Lee, J . Org. Chem., 35, 2040 (1970). (12) H. Paul and A. Kausmann, Chem. Ber., 101, 3700 (1968). (13) K. Kondo and I. Ojima, Chem. Lett., 771 (1972); Bull. Chem. SOC. Jpn., 46, 2571 (1973); J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 63 (1972). (14) J. Geittner, R. Huisgen, and R. Sustmann, Tetrahedron Lett., 881 (1977). (15) K. B. Becker and M. K. Hohermuth, Helu. Chim. Acta, 62,2025 (1979). (16) R. Huisgen, J. Koszinowski, A. Ohta, and R. Schiffer, Angew. Chem., Znt. Ed. Engl., 19, 202 (1980). (17) R. A. Firestone, Tetrahedron Lett., 2209 (1980).

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lecular examples have received only a minimum of attention.lg21 Previous workers have found that the internal dipolar cycloaddition of diazoalkenes 1 generally leads to bicyclo[n.3.0] adducts 2 rather than bicyclo[n.2.l]azoalMoreover, these reactions require polarz4or strained alkenes%in order to proceed in satisfactory yield.26 As part of a research program designed to uncover new we initiated a cycloaddition reactions of dia~oalkanes,~’ study dealing with the chemistry of diazo compounds containing a 7r bond in close proximity to the dipole center. In this paper we wish to report on the mechanistic features associated with the intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of diazoalkenes generated from tosylhydrazone precursors. Results and Discussion As our first model we chose to investigate the intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition reaction of the tosylhydrazone of 5-hexenal(1). Heating the tosyl salt of 1 in benzene gave rise to a single cycloadduct whose structure was assigned as 3,3a,4,5,6,6a-hexahydrocyclopentapyrazole(2, Scheme 11). The structure of the thermal cycloadduct was unambiguously established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample prepared by treating cyclopentene with diazomethane.28 Cyclopentapyrazole 2 was also formed in good yield by heating a sample of 6(trans-2,3-diphenylaziridinylimino)-l-hexene(3). Eschenmoser and his co-workersB have used aziridinyl imines as masked diazo compounds; these have the advantage over other diazoalkane precursors, such as tosylhydrazones, in that they are cleaved thermally without the introduction of an external base, and, being soluble in organic solvents, they allow homogeneous reactions to occur. The exclusive formation of 2 is especially intriguing in light of Huisgen’s work dealing with the bimolecular cycloaddition of diazoalkanes with monosubstituted olefins.16 As was mentioned earlier, Huisgen’s group was able to show that the regiochemistry of the reaction of diazoalkanes with 1-alkenesgives 3-substituted pyrazolines. Thus, (18) For a recent review on intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, see A. Padwa, “New Synthetic Methods”, Vol. 5, Verlag Chemie, New York, 1979, pp 25-69. (19) W. Kirmse and H. Dietrick, Chem. Ber., 100, 2710 (1967). (20) M. Schwarz, A. Besold, and E. R. Nelson, J . Org. Chem., 30, :!425 (1965). (21) E. Piers, R. W. Rritton, R. J. Keziere, and R. D. Smillie, Can. J. Chem., 49, 2623 (1971). (22) W. Kirmse and D. Grassman, Chem. Ber., 99, 1746 (1966). (23) R. M. Wilson and J. W. Rekers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 101, 4005 (1979). (24) D. S. Wulfman, G . Linstrumelle, and C. F. Cooper, “The Chemistry of Diazonium and Diazo Groups”, S. Patai, Ed., Interscience, New York, 1978, Part 2, p 284. (25) P. J. Garratt and J. F. White, J . Org. Chem., 42, 1733 (1977). (26) For an example of intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of a diazoalkane across an acetylene bond, see J. P. Mykytka and W. M. Jones, J . Am. Chem. SOC.,97, 5933 (1975). (27) A. Padwa and H. Ku, Tetrahedron Lett., 1009 (1980). (28) H. Paul, I. Lange, and A. Kausmann, Chem. Ber., 95,1789 (1965). (29) D. Felix, R. K. Muller, U. Horn, R. Joos, J. Schreiber, and A. Eschenmoser, Helu. Chrm. Acta, 55, 1276 (1972).

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it is very interesting to note that the regioselectivity observed in the reaction of diazoalkene 4 is directly opposite to that encountered by Huisgen. It would seem as though the regioselectivity of the intramolecular cycloaddition of diazoalkene 4 is controlled by steric factors and not by the HO-LU interaction, which generally controls the regioselectivity in bimolecular cycloaddition reactions. During the course of our studies with the above system, we found that treatment of 1 with boron trifluoride etherate resulted in an entirely different reaction. The only characterizable product obtained from this reaction cor(5). This responded to 6,7-diazabicyclo[3.2.l]oct-6-ene

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unusual reaction provides a synthesis of a previously unaccessible bicyclic azo compound and represents a novel acid-catalyzed reaction of a tosylhydrazone which may be of use in many other synthetic applications. As a result of this observation, we decided to study a number of related systems in order to determine the generality of the reaction. o-Allylbenzaldehyde (7) was synthesized from 2-phenyl-4,4-dimethyI-2-oxazoline (6) according to the general procedure of Meyers30 and G~chwend.~ This ~ unsaturated aldehyde was converted to tosylhydrazone 8 in high yield by heating with p toluenesulfonylhydrazine. / V t H 3

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Thermolysis of the sodium salt of tosylhydrazone 8 at 120 “C gave cis-l,3a,4,8b-tetrahydroindeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazole (11) in high yield (Scheme 111). The NMR spectrum of 11 showed a doublet of doublets at 6 3.02 (1 H, J = 18,2.0 Hz), a doublet of doublets at 6 3.26 (1H, J = 18,8.0 Hz), (30) A. I. Meyers, D. L. Temple, D. Haidukewych, and E. D. Mihelich, J. Org. Chem., 39,2787 (1974);A. I. Meyers and E. D. Mihelich, ibid.,40, 3158 (1975). (31) H. W. Gschwend and A. Hamdan, J . Org. Chem., 40,2008 (1975).

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a doublet of triplets at 6 3.85 (1H, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz), a broad singlet at 6 4.75 (1 H), a singlet at 6 6.70 (1 H), and a multiplet at 6 7.30 (4 H). Dihydropyrazole 11 is apparently formed by intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of the initially generated diazoalkene 9 followed by a protontransfer reaction of the transient cycloadduct 10. Photolysis of the tosylhydrazone salt of 8 gave benzobicyclohexane 13, thus supporting the intermediacy of cycloadduct 10. Further support for the above sequence of reactions was obtained by thermolyzing aziridinamine 12. Thermolysis of 12 at 80 "C resulted in the isolation of 3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-c]pyrazole (10) in 75 % yield. The NMR spectrum of 10 showed a set of doublet of doublets at 6 2.60 (1H, J = 15.0, 2.0 Hz), 3.22 (1 H, J = 15.0, 8.0 Hz), 4.30 (1 H, J = 19.0, 4.0, 2.0 Hz), and 4.70 (1 H, J = 19.0, 8.0 Hz), a multiplet at 6 2.70-3.05 (1 H), a doublet at 6 6.20 (1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), and a multiplet at 6 7.0-7.80 (4 H). The structure of cycloadduct 10 was unambiguously established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample prepared by treating indene 14 with diazomethane. In the presence of base, structure 10 was readily converted to the isomeric 1H-dihydropyrazole 11 when heated at 100 "C. Upon photolysis or thermolysis, cycloadduct 10 readily loses nitrogen to give benzobicyclohexene 13. It should be pointed out that the regioselectivity observed in the intramolecular cycloaddition of diazoalkene 9 is identical with that observed with 4 and is directly opposite that predicted by FMO theory. In contrast to the thermal results, treatment of tosylhydrazone 8 with boron trifluoride etherate followed by silica gel chromatography gave 4,5-dihydro-1,4-methanolH-2,3-benzodiazepine (16) as the exclusive product in 97% overall yield (Scheme IV). The NMR spectrum of 16 showed multiplets at 6 1.92 (2 H), 2.80-3.20 (2 H), and 7.0-7.4 (4 H) and broad singlets at 6 5.20 (1 H) and 5.60 (1H). Addition of Eu(fod)$to the solution resulted in the separation of the multiplet at 6 1.92 into a doublet at 6 2.84 (1 H, J = 12.0 Hz) and a multiplet at 6 3.10 (1 H). The multiplet at 6 2.80-3.20 separated into a distinct AB pattern at 6 3.60 (dd, 1 H, J = 18.0, 2.0 Hz) and 3.94 (d, 1 H, J = 18.0 Hz). Heating a sample of 16 produced benzobicyclohexene 13 in quantitative yield. Examination of the crude reaction mixture before column chromatography clearly showed the presence of 15 as an isolable intermediate: 90%; NMR 6 1.20 (m, 1 H), 1.66 (d, 1 H, J = 10.0 Hz), 2.40 (s, 3 H), 3.16 (m, 2 H), 4.08 (d, 1 H, J = 5.0 Hz), 4.40 (m, 1H), 6.8-7.8 (m, 8 H). This material

was converted to 16 on treatment with acid. These results clearly show that the mode of internal cycloaddition of tosylhydrazone 8 is markedly dependent on the experimental conditions employed. In order to probe the stereochemical aspects of the intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition reaction, we have investigated the thermolysis of the sodium salt of truns0-(2-butenyl)benzaldehydetosylhydrazone (17). When a benzene solution of 17 was heated at reflux for 12 h, a single product was obtained (Scheme V). Assignment of this material as exo-3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydro-3-methylindeno[l,2-c]pyrazole (18) was made on the basis of its straightforward spectral data: NMR (CDCI,, 100 MHz) 6 1.45 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 2.20-2.50 (m, 1 H), 2.60 (dd, 1H, J = 16.0,4.0 Hz), 3.15 (dd, 1H, J = 16.0,8.0 Hz), 4.30 (ddd, 1 H, J = 6.0,4.0,2.0 Hz), 6.10 (d, 1H, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.90-7.65 (m, 4 H). This same cycloadduct was obtained from the thermolysis of trans-i'V-[[2-[(E)-2-butenyl]phenyl] methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-1-aziridinamine ( 19). A similar reaction occurred when cis-aziridinamine 20 was heated at 80 "C. The only product obtained here was the endo-substituted 1,3-dipolar cycloadduct 21. Further support for the structure of cycloadducts 18 and 21 was obtained by comparison with independently synthesized samples prepared by treating indene with diazoethane. Treatment of either the exo-methyl-substituted (18) or the endo-methyl-substituted (21) pyrazolines with n-butyllithium at -78 "C resulted in a base-induced isomerization to give the isomeric 1H-dihydropyrazole22 (Scheme VI). Upon photolysis or thermolysis, cycloadducts 18 and 21 readily lost nitrogen to give a mixture of exo- and endo-6-methyl-2,3-benzobicyclo[3.1.0] hex-2-enes (23 and 24). The stereochemical assignments for the exo and endo bicyclohexenes were made of the basis of their characteristic NMR spectra. The location of the endo-methyl group of compound 24 at higher chemical field (6 0.55) relative to the exo isomer 23 (6 1.05) is consistent with the

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expected anisotropic shielding effect of the neighboring aromatic ring.32 The structures of both of these compounds were unambiguously established by comparison with authentic sample^.^^^^^ It is of interest to note that the thermal decompositions 18 and 21 proceed with preof indeno[l,2-~]pyrazolines dominant inversion of configuration at the methyl-substituted carbon. In the case of endo-methylpyrazoline 21, the stereoselectivity (23124, 3:l) is about the same as that found in the decomposition of trans-3,4-dimethylp y r a ~ o l i n ewhile , ~ ~ exo-18 decomposes with even greater inversion (23124, 1:6) than that found in cis-3,S-dimethylpyraz~line.~~ The thermolysis of simple alkyl-lpyrazolines has been suggested to proceed via the formation of a trimethylene intermediate having planar geometry and which undergoes a subsequent conrotatory cl~sure.~J' The r-cyclopropane intermediate 25, which can be sug-

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gested to explain the above results, appears to be highly strained because carbon atoms C1and C2 are connected by a short three-carbon bridge. This strain would be expected to decrease the amount of a-cyclopropane which intervenes relative to that observed in the 3,5-dimethylpyrazoline t h e r m o l y s i ~thus , ~ ~ lowering the stereoselectivity. Since this decrease in stereoselectivity is not observed, another factor must be responsible for the high degree of inversion observed. One possibility is that only one C-N bond cleaves in the rate-determining step of the reaction producing intermediate 26 (Scheme VII). If free-radical displacement at the methyl-substituted carbon occurs from the back side,38then the initial rotamer produced (26a) would have to undergo rotation to 26b before ring closure could occur. This would ultimately produce the inverted benzobicyclohexene as the final product. The (32)J. L.Pierre, P. Chantemps, and P. Arnaud, C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 261,4025 (1965). (33)J. Nishimura, J. Fiuukawa, and N. Kawabata, Nippon Kagaku Kaishi, 43,2195 (1970). (34)S . S . Hixson and J. Boroasley, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,98,2840(1976). (35)R. J. Crawford and A. Mishra, J. Am. Chem. SOC., 88,3963(1966). (36)For Bome leading references, see R. J. Crawford and M. Ohno. Can. J . Chem., 52,3134-(1.974). (37)R. Hoffmann, J . Am. Chem. Sac., 90,1475 (1968). (38)W. A. Pryor and K . Smith, J . Am. Chem. SOC.,92,2731 (1970), and references cited therein.

above mechanism is closely related to that suggested by Roth and Martin to account for the stereochemistry of pyrazoline decomposition^.^^ This hypothesis is also consistent with some earlier experimental findings by Bergman4 and Crawford41which suggest that 0,O-diradicals are not involved in the pyrolysis of five-memberedring azo compounds. In contrast to the thermal results, photochemical decompositions of 18 and 21 proceed via intermediates which behave more like conventional diradicals. Both of the pyrazoline isomers produce benzobicyclohexenes with slight retention of configuration (Le., 18 gives 2:l 23/24 and 21 gives 2:3 23/24) under direct irradiation. Most likely, absorption of a photon provides enough energy to cleave both C-N bonds rapidly. The fact that the benzobicyclohexenes produced from both pyrazolines partially retain the stereochemistry of the starting material parallels the behavior observed in related system^.^^,^^ We have found that treatment of tosylhydrazone 17 with boron trifluoride etherate gave rise to 1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydro-3-methyl-2-[ (4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]indeno[ 1,2clpyrazole (27) as the exclusive product. The identity of

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27 was determined by its straightforward spectral properties: NMR (100 MHz) 6 1.38 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 2.28 (s, 3 H), 2.30-2.60 (m, 3 H), 3.90 (9, 1 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 4.50 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 6.8-7.8 (m, 8 H). Thick-layer chromatography of 27 resulted in the loss of p-toluenesulfenic acid and gave pyrazoline 18 in high yield. This result clearly establishes that attachment of a methyl substituent on the double bond has a pronounced effect on the regiochemistry of the Lewis acid induced cyclization of the o-allyl-substituted tosylhydrazone system. (39)W. R. Roth and M. Martin, Tetrahedron Lett., 4695 (1967); Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 702, 1 (1967). (40)P. B. Condit and R. G. Bergman, Chem. Commun., 4 (1971);D. H. White, P. B. Condit, and R. G. Bergman, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,94,7931 (1972). (41)M. P. Schneider and R. J. Crawford, Can. J . Chem., 48, 628 (1970). (42)R. Moore, A. Mishra, and R. J. Crawford, Can. J. Chem., 46,3305 (1968). (43)K. B. Wiberg and A. deMeijere, Tetrahedron Lett., 59 (1969).

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In view of the stringent spatial requirements associated with intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions,18 we thought it worthwhile to consider what effect a variation in the spatial proximity between the dipole and dipolarophile would have on the course of the reaction. To this end we examined the thermolysis of the sodium salt of o-(3-buteny1)benzaldehydetosylhydrazone (28). Heating 28 at 80 “ C gave dihydropyrazole 31 in high yield (Scheme VIII). Structure 31 can be rationalized in terms of an intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of the initially generated diazoalkene 29 followed by a proton-transfer reaction of the transient cycloadduct 30. Support for this sequence was obtained from the thermolysis of aziridinamine 32. Heating a benzene solution of 32 at 80 “C resulted in the isolation of tetrahydronaphtho[ 1,2-c]pyrazole 30 in 85% yield. The structure of 30 was established by comparison with an authentic sample prepared by treating 1,2-dihydronaphthalene with diazomethane. In the presence of base, cycloadduct 30 was readily isomerized to dihydropyrazole 31. Thermolysis of a sample of naphtho[l,2-c]pyrazoline 30 resulted in the extrusion of nitrogen and the formation of tetrahydrocyclopropanaphthalene 33. Treatment of tosylhydrazone 28 with boron trifluoride etherate yielded structure 34 in high yield as a crystalline solid, mp 127-128 “C. Heating a sample of 34 produced dihydropyrazole 31 as the major reaction product. Thus, in this case, as in the case of tosylhydrazone 8, intramolecular cyclization occurs on treatment with a mild Lewis acid. With this system, however, none of the alternate 7,8-diazabenzobicyclo[4.2.l]hexene regioisomer could be detected in the crude reaction mixture. All of the above thermal reactions can be rationalized in terms of an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a diazoalkene. The high degree of regio- and stereospecificity encountered (i.e., 17 gives 18 and 20 gives 21) is consistent with a single-step, four-center cycloaddition, in which the two new bonds are both partially formed in the transition state, although not necessarily to the same extenta3 As was mentioned earlier, the HO (dipole)-LU (dipolarophile) interaction controls the rate and regioselectivity of 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of 1-alkenes with diazoalkanes. Thus, cycloaddition of diazoalkanes with alkyl-substituted ethylenes produces 3-substituted pyrazolines as the predominant regioi~omer.’~J~ The exclusive formation of the tetrahydroindeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazolering with the above systems is unusual and cannot be easily accounted for on the basis of frontier molecular orbital theory. Our results indicate that geometrical factors can force the reaction to occur in a manner opposite to that normally encountered. The inversion of regiospecificity must be related to steric effects which destabilize the transition states for formation of the alternate bridged structures. Similar “orientation inversions” have been reported with a number of other 1,3-dipoleswhich undergo intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition^.^^ Another factor which undoubtedly plays an important role in the above cycloadditions is the high degree of order present in the transition state. Bimolecular cycloadditions exhibit large since the reactants must negative entropies of a~tivation,l-~ be precisely aligned with respect to each other. The facility with which these cycloadditions occur undoubtedly reflects an extremely favorable entropy factor which offsets the (44) A. Padwa and N. Kamigata, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,99,1871 (1977). (45) A. Padwa, H. Ku, and A. Mazzu, J . Org. Chem., 43, 381 (1978). (46) R. Fusco, L. Garanti, and G. Zecchi, Chim. Ind. (Milan),57, 15 (1975). (47) L. Garanti, A. Sala, and G. Zecchi, J . Org. Chem., 40,2403 (1975).

unfavorable electronic factor. The Lewis acid induced decomposition of unsaturated diazo ketones is a well-known and useful reaction leading to an intramolecular addition to the double bond to form cyclopropyl ketone^.^^.^^ The reactions of diazoalkanes with common Lewis acids, on the other hand, have not been studied in any detail.” Tosylhydrazones are commonly used as precursors to generate diazoalkanes. In view of the extensive work that has been done with tosylhydrazones under basic ~ o n d i t i o n swe , ~ ~were somewhat surprised to find that so little had been reported in the literature dealing with tosylhydrazone chemistry under acidic condition^.^^"^ Lewis acids hold the potential for activation of tosylhydrazones and, as we have found, can be employed advantageouslyto effect cyclization reactions. The results that we obtained clearly show that the mode of internal cycloaddition of unsaturated tosylhydrazones depends on the experimental conditions used and on the nature of the substituent groups attached to the double bond. The regioselectivity encountered on treatment of tosylhydrazones 1 and 8 with boron trifluoride etherate cannot be easily accounted for in terms of a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition path. It should be noted that Wilson and co-workers= have also found that tosylhydrazones of olefinic ketones undergo a cyclization reaction similar to that reported here. These workers were able to discount a path involving the prior loss of a proton followed by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the resulting azomethine imine. The most likely mechanism to account for the Lewis acid induced cyclization involves a stepwise carbocation addition to the olefin followed by the loss of a proton as shown in Scheme IX. Our results with tosylhydrazones 1 and 8 indicate that the boron trifluoride induced rearrangement proceeds in a completely regiospecific manner to yield the products expected of a carbocation cyclization. Most interestingly, the orientation observed is different from that obtained under basic conditions. The acid-mediated condensation potentially provides for a versatile new type of carboncarbon bond-forming reaction which may complement the extensive work that has been done with tosylhydrazones under basic condition^.^^ It should be noted that the Lewis acid induced reactions of 17 and 28 gave rise to the same ring system as that obtained from the thermolysis of the (48) G. Stork and J. Ficini, J . Am. Chem. SOC., 83, 4678 (1961). (49) C. V. Scanio and D. L. Lickei, Tetrahedron Lett., 1363 (1972). (50) The reactions of diazoalkanes with Lewis acids have been reported to be extremely rapid and generally result in insertion or polymerization; see M. F. Lappert and J. S. Poland, Adv. Organomet. Chem., 9. - , 397 m 7 m .

(51)‘R. H. Shapiro, Org. React., 23, 405 (1976). (52) L. Caglioti, Tetrahedron, 22, 487 (1966). (53) S. Cacchi, L. Caglioti, and G. Paolucci, Bull. Chem. SOC.Jpn., 47, 2323 (1974). (54) R. 0. Hutchins and N. R. Natale, J. Org. Chem., 43,2299 (1978). (55) R. M. Wilson, J. W. Rekers, A. B. Packard, and R. C. Elder, J . Am. Chem. SOC.,102, 1633 (1980).

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corresponding sodium salt. The regioselectivity associated with the cyclization of tosylhydrazone 17 may be ascribed to an entropically favored five-membered-ring closure as compared with six-membered-ring formation. With this system a secondary carbonium ion is formed by cyclization in either direction. An analogous argument (preferred cyclization to a six- rather than a seven-membered ring) may also serve to rationalize the boron trifluoride induced cyclization of 28 to 34. The final system that we examined involved the baseinduced thermolysis of several a,P-unsaturated tosylhydrazones. a,P-Unsaturated diazoalkenes generated from the thermal decomposition of tosylhydrazone salts react by two major pathway^.^^^' These involve the loss of nitrogen to give carbene-derived products or ring closure to give pyrazoles. Brewbaker and Hart have examined the mechanism of pyrazole formation and concluded that ring closure occurs via an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition.58 More recently, Sharp and co-workers have shown that diazo compounds with a,p-aromatic and -(,& olefinic unsaturation undergo 1,7 ring closure to give 2,3benzodiazepine^.^^ These workers also found that certain p-aryl a,D-unsaturated diazoalkenes, e.g., 37, in which the aryl group is cis to the diazo function, undergo 1,7 ring closure to give 3H-1,2-benzodiazepines 3860 (Scheme X). We have studied the reactions of tosylhydrazones 39 and 41 in order to test whether it would be possible to induce these systems to undergo an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition across the vinyl group. Thermolysis of the sodium salt of 39 resulted in 1,5-electrocyclizationto give pyrazole 40 in quantitative yield (Scheme XI). A similar reaction occurred when tosylhydrazone 41 was heated in the presence of sodium hydride. The formation of the pyrazole ring involves a 6-T-electron disrotatory closure of an initially formed diazoalkene. The 3H-pyrazole ring, which is the initial cyclization product, undergoes a subsequent hydrogen migration61to give the more stable 1Hpyrazole system. This two-step process occurs at a faster (56) G. L. Closs, L. E. Closs, and W. A. Boll, J . Am. Chem. SOC., 85, 3796 (1963); G. L. Closs and W. A. Boll, Angew. Chem., Int. E d . Engl.,

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rate than 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition across the neighboring vinyl group. In conclusion, the results reported here clearly show that o-alkenylphenyl-substitutedtosylhydrazones and aziridinamines undergo novel cyclization reactions. The most useful of these is the intramolecular cycloaddition to form bicycloazoalkanes. The factors which govern the regioselectivity of cycloaddition under basic conditions are still unclear. The regioselectivity encountered under acidic conditions, on the other hand, is probably the consequence of the carbocation pathway involved in the cycloaddition. The intramolecular addition of tosylhydrazones to olefins under acidic conditions potentially provides for a versatile new type of carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction which may complement the extensive work that has been done with tosylhydrazones under basic conditions.

Experimental Sectiod2 Thermolysis of the Sodium Salt of 5-Hexenal Tosyll ~ 50 ~ mL of hydrazone (1). To a 2.5-g sample of 5 - h e ~ e n a in pentane was added 1.05 equiv of tosylhydrazine at 0 "C. After the mixture was stirred at 0 "C for 8 h, the resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed with pentane, and dried under vacuum to give Bhexenal tosylhydrtuone (1): 70% yield; mp 57-58 "C; IR (KBr) 3.19,6.12,6.26,7.36,8.56 gm; NMR (CDCl,, 60 M H Z ) 6 1.1-2.42 (m, 6 H),2.42 (s, 3 H),4.81-5.06 (m, 2 H),5.34-6.13 (m, 1 H), 7.02-8.06 (m, 6 H). Anal. Calcd for CI3Hl8SO2N2: C, 58.63; H, 6.81;N, 10.52. Found: C, 58.72; H, 6.74;N,10.46. To a solution containing 200 mg of tosylhydrazone 1 in 5 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 30 mg of an oil dispersion of sodium hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature, 50 mL of pentane was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered as a white solid which was used immediately in the next step. A 190-mg sample of the above salt in 10 mL of benzene was heated under a nitrogen atmosphere at reflux for 10 h. Ftemoval of the solvent left a clear oil whose structure was shown to be 3,3a,4,5,6,6a-hexahydrocyclopentapyrazole (2): NMR (CDCI,, 100 MHz) 6 0.75-2.70 (m, 7 H),4.22 (dt, 1 H,J = 18.0,3.0 Hz),4.50 (ddd, 1 H,J = 18.0, 8.0,2.0 Hz), 4.98 (td, 1 H,J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz). The structure of 2 was established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample prepared according to the method of Paul, Lange, and Kausmann.64 To a solution containing 10.0 g of cyclopentene

2.,399 _ _ _ (1963). _ ~

(57) J. T. Sharp, R. H. Findlay, and P. B. Thorogood, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I , 102 (1975). (58) J. L. Brewbaker and H.Hart, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,91, 711 (1969). (59) A. A. Reid, J. T. Sharp, H.R. Sood, and P. B. Thorogood, J . Chem. SOC.,Perkin Trans. 1 , 5543 (1973). (60) K. M. Stanley, J. Dingwall, J. T. Sharp, and T. W. Naisby, J . Chem. SOC.,Perkin Trans. 1 , 1433 (1979); C. D. Anderson, J. T. Sharp, and R. S. Strathdee, ibid., 2209 (1979). (61) A. Ledwith and D. Parry, J . Chem. SOC. B, 41 (1967).

(62) All melting points are corrected, and boiling points are uncorrected. Elemental analyses were performed by the Atlantic Microanalytical Laboratory. The infrared absorption spectra were determined on a Perkin-Elmer Infracord spectrophotometer, Model 137. The ultraviolet absorption spectra were measured with a Cary recording spectrophotometer, using 1-cm matched cells. The nuclear resonance spectra were determined at 60 MHz with a Varian T-60 spectrometer and at 100 MHz with a Varian XL-100 spectrometer. (63) A. Viola, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,87, 1150 (1965).

3762 J. Org. Chem., Vol. 45, No. 19, 1980 in 10 mL of ether was added 3.0 g of diazomethane. After the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 7 days, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residual oil was distilled a t 40 "C (3 mm) to give 1.30 g of hexahydrocyclopentapyrazole 2 which was identical in every detail with a sample prepared from the thermolysis of the sodium salt of hydrazone 1. Treatment of 5-Hexenal Tosylhydrazone (1) with Boron Trifluoride Etherate. To a solution containing 1.2 g of 5-hexenal tosylhydrazone (1)in 40 mL of methylene chloride a t 0 "C was added 980 mg of boron trifluoride etherate. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred for an additional 24 h. The solution was then washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Removal of the solvent left a yellow oil which was purified by Kugelrohr distillation to give 110 mg of 6,7-diazobicyclo[3.2.l]oct-6-ene (5) as a crystalline solid:" mp 140 "C; IR (KBr) 6.62 pm; NMR (CDC13, 60 MHz) 6 0.71-1.94 (m, 8 H), 4.83 (br t, 2 H, J = 5.0 Hz); UV (cyclohexane) 347 nm ( t 320). Anal. Calcd for C6Hl,JVN,:C, 65.42; H, 9.15. Found: C, 65.38; H,9.04. Thermolysis of 6-( trans-2,3-Diphenylaziridin-l-y1imino)-1-hexene (3). To a solution containing 980 mg of 5hexenal in 30 mL of ether was added 2.30 g of l-amino-trans2,3-diphenyla~iridine.~~ The mixture was allowed to stir for 20 h at 5 "C, and then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residual oil that remained was subject to Florisil column chromatography using a 10% ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The product material isolated from the column contained 810 mg of a clear oil whose structure was assigned as 6-(trans-2,3-diphenylaziridin-l-ylimino)-l-hexene (3): IR (neat) 3.50, 6.14, 6.24, 6.70, 6.93, 10.98, 13.40, 14.44 pm; NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 1.24 (p, 2 H,J = 7.0 Hz), 1.75 (q, 2 H, J = 7.0 Hz), 1.98 (4, 2 H, J == 7.0 Hz),3.42-3.62 (br s, 2 H), 4.64-4.95 (m, 2 H), 5.35-5.78 (m, 1 H), 6.80-7.50 (m, 11 H); UV (methanol) 298 nm (c 7950); mass spectrum, m / e 180, 164, 114, 113, 82, 81, 80, 76. Anal. Calcd for C2J-IzzN2:C, 82.72; H, 7.64; N, 9.65. Found C, 82.58; H, 7.67; N, 9.61. A 300-mg sample of aziridinylimine 3 in 50 mL of benzene was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 24 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left an oily solid which was chromatographed on a thick-layer plate. In addition to transstilbene, the major component isolated from the plate contained 105 mg of a clear oil whose structure was assigned as 3,3a,4,5,6,6a-hexahydrocyclopentapyrazole(2). The structure of this material was verified by comparison with an authentic sampie.64 Preparation of o-Allylbenzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (8). To a solution containing 1.38 g of tosylhydrazine in 6 mL of methanol was added 1.02 g of o-allylbenzaldehyde.65 The mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min a t 40 "C, and then 2 mL of water was added. The resulting solid was collected and recrystallized from methanol-water to give 2.08 g (95%) of o-allylbenzaldehyde tosylhydrazone (8) as a white solid: mp 120-121 "C; IR (KBr) 3.25,6.30,6.97,7.48,7.60, 8.60, 9.20,9.60, 10.65, 12.35, 12.98, 14.35 pm; NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 2.40 (s, 3 H), 3.40 (d, 2 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 4.92 (mi,2 H),5.60-6.00 (m, 1 H), 7.0-7.32 (m, 4 H), 7.60-8.04 (m, 4 El), 8.50 (3, 1 H); UV (methanol) 278 nm (t 16300); mass spectrum, m / e 130 (base), 129, 128, 127, 115, 91. Anal. Calcd for C17H18N202S:C, 64.91; H, 5.79; N, 8.92; S, 10.20. Found: 12, 64.80; H, 5.80; N, 8.84; S, 10.12. Thermolysis of the Sodium Salt of o-Allylbenzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (8). To a solution containing 200 mg of tosylhydrazone 8 in 5 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 36 mg of an oil dispersion of sodium hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere. After the mixture was stirred for 1h at room temperature, 50 mL of pentane was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 190 mg (85%) of the sodium salt as a white solid which was used immediately in the next step. A 230.mg sample of the above salt in 20 mL of benzene was heated under a nitrogen atmosphere at reflux for 12 h. The precipitate that formed was filtered, and the solvent was removed (64) H. Paul, I. Lange, and A. Kausmann, Chem. Ber., 95,1789 (1965). (65) A. Padwa rind A. Ku, J. Am. Chem. SOC.,100, 2181 (1978).

Padwa and Ku under reduced pressure. The residual yellow oil was purified by silica gel chromatography using a 3: 1 methylene chloride-ethyl acetate mixture as the eluent. The major fraction obtained (46 mg, 51%) was a white solid (mp 60-62 "C) whose structure was 1,2-c]pyrazole (11) on assigned as cis-l,3a,4,8b-tetrahydroindeno[ the basis of ita spectroscopic properties: IR (KBr) 3.05,3.48,6.30, 6.80,6.90,13.35 pm; UV (methanol) 272 nm (c 1670), 265 (1950); NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) 6 3.02 (dd, 1 H, J = 18.0, 2.0 Hz), 3.26 (dd, 1 H, J = 18.0, 8.0 Hz),3.85 (dt, 1 H, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz), 4.75 (br s, 1 H, exchanged with DzO), 5.12 (d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz),6.70 (s, 1 H), 7.30 (s, 4 H); mass spectrum, m / e 158 (M'), 157, 132, 131, 130, 129, 117, 116. Anal. Calcd for Cl&I&: C, 75.92; H,6.37; N, 17.71. Found: C, 75.87; H, 6.36; N, 17.71. The structure of 11was further established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample prepared by treating 10 with sodium hydride. To a solution containing 80 mg of 10 in 5 mL of benzene was added 25 mg of sodium hydride. The mixture was heated in a sealed tube a t 120 OC for 10 min. The excess sodium hydride was decomposed by the addition of water, and the organic layer was washed with a 5% sodium bicarbonate solution followed by water. After the organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 65 mg (80%) of a crystalline solid whose spectral characteristics were identical with those of the material obtained from the thermolysis of the sodium salt of o-allylbenzaldehyde tosylhydrazone. Treatment of 0 -Allylbenzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone with Boron Trifluoride Etherate. To a solution containing 800 mg of hydrazone in 40 mL of benzene was added 0.4 mL of boron trifluoride etherate. The mixture was allowed to stir a t room temperature for 6 h and was then washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution followed by water. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting yellow oil was subjected to silica gel chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The major fraction isolated contained 360 mg (97%) of a colorless oil whose structure was assigned as 45dihydro-1,4-methano-lH-2,3-benzodiazepine (16)on the basis of the following spectral data: IR (neat) 3.40,6.77, 6.89, 7.60, 7.74, 8.50, 13.32, 14.00 pm; UV (methanol) 340 nm (e loo), 276 (400), 267 (500);NMR (CDC13,100 MHz) 6 1.92 (m, 2 H),2.80-3.20 (m, 2 H), 5.20 (br s, 1H), 5.60 (br s, 1H), 7.0-7.4 (m, 4 H). Addition of E ~ ( f o dto ) ~the solution caused the signal at 6 1.92 to separate into a doublet at 6 2.84 (1H, J = 12 Hz)and a multiplet at 6 3.10 (1 H). In addition, the multiplet at 6 2.80-3.20 separated into a distinct AB pattern a t 6 3.60 (dd, 1 H, J = 18.0, 2.0 Hz) and 3.94 (d, 1 H, J = 18.0 Hz).The multiplet at 6 5.20 now appeared as a broad triplet (1 H, J = 4.0 Hz) a t 6 6.80 and the signal a t 6 5.60 appeared as a doublet ( J = 4.0 Hz) a t 6 7.12. The mass spectrum is as follows: m / e 130 (base), 129, 128, 127, 115. Anal. Calcd for Cl&Il&: C, 75.95;H, 6.37; N, 17.71. Found: C, 75.63; H, 6.41; N, 17.61. Examination of the crude reaction mixture before column chromatography showed that only a small quantity (ca. 10%) of 16 was present in the crude reaction mixture. Instead, a series of peaks associated with 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-l,4-methano-1H-2,3-benzodiazepine (15) was found in the NMR spectrum: (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 1.20 (m, 1 H), 1.66 (d, 1 H, J = 10.0 Hz), 2.40 (s, 3 H), 3.16 (m, 2 H),4.08 (d, 1H, J = 5.0 Hz),4.40 (m, 1H),6.8-7.8 (m, 8 H).When the crude reaction mixture was stirred with some silica gel, the signals associated with 15 disappeared, and a new set of peaks which correspond to structure 16 appeared in the NMR spectrum. The structure of compound 16 was further verified by conversion to benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene(13) on heating. A 158-mg sample of 16 in 5 mL of benzene was heated at 130 "C in a sealed tube for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure afforded 128 mg (98%) of benzobicyclo[3.l.0]hex-2-ene(13) as a colorless oil whose spectral properties were identical in every detail with an authentic sample.M Preparation of trans-N-[(2-Allylphenyl)methylene]-2,3diphenyl-1-aziridinamine(12). To a solution containing 1.46 (66) M. Pomerantz, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 89, 694 (1967).

Cycloadditions of Olefinic Tosylhydrazones g of o-allylbenzaldehyde in 30 mL of ether was added 2.31 g of N-amino-trar1~-2,3-diphenylaziridine.~ The mixture was allowed to stir for 20 h at 8 O C . Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left 3.77 g of aziridinamine 12 as a pale yellow oil: IR (neat) 3.30,6.24, 6.68, 6.90,9.67, 10.00, 10.32, 10.88, 13.25, 14.37 pm; UV (methanol) 293 nm (c 14 100);NMR (CDC13,100 MHz) 6 3.05-3.20 (m, 2 H), 3.75 (br s, 2 H), 4.65-5.05 (m, 2 H), 5.30-5.90 (m, 1 H), 6.95-7.80 (m, 14 H), 8.30 (s,1 H); mass spectrum, m/e 180, 179, 178, 130, 129 (base), 115. Anal. Calcd for C24H22N2: C, 85.17; H, 6.55; N, 8.28. Found: C, 85.03; H, 6.92; N, 7.92. Thermolysis of trans-N-[(2-Allylphenyl)methylene]-2,3diphenyl-1-aziridinamine(12). A 676-mg sample of aziridinamine 12 in 40 mL of benzene was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left an oily solid which was subjected to silica gel chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture ai; the eluent. The first component isolated from the column contained 350 mg of trans-stilbene. The second component eluted froni the column contained 230 rng (73%) of a clear oil which was sublimed at 30 "C (0.05 mm) to give 3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydroindeno[l,2-c]pyrazole (10) as a crystalline solid: mp 36-37 "C; IR (KBr) 3.37, 6.42, 6.72, 6.81, 6.87, 8.65, 10.18, 13.20 pm; UV (methanol) 327 nm (c 430), 227 (1460),:266 (1360);NMR (CDC13,100 MHz) 6 2.60 (dd, 1 H, J = 15.0, 2.0 Hz), 2.76-3.04 (m, 1 H), 3.22 (dd, 1 H, J = 15.0, 8.0 Hz), 4.30 (ddd, 1 H, J = 19.0, 4.0, 2.0 Hz), 4.70 (dd, 1 H, J = 19.0, 8.0 Hz) 6.20 (d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 7.00-7.38 (m, 3 H), 7.50-7.78 (m. 1 H); mass spectrum, m/e 130 (base), 129, 128, 127, 115. Anal. Calcd for CIo)11JJ2:C, 75.95; H, 6.37; N, 17.71. Found: C, 75.61; H, 6.46; N, 17.37. The structure of 10 was established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample. To a solution containing 5.80 g of indene in 20 mL of ether was added a solution of 3.0 g of diazomethane in 20 mL of ether. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 7 days. At the end of this time the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the ydlow residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography using 13 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The first fraction collected contained 4.6 g of indene. The second component isolated from the column contained 1.20 g of 3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydroindeno[ 1,2clpyrazole (10) as a white solid (mp 3637 "C) which was identical in every detail with a sample of 10 prepared from the thermolysis of aziridinamine 12. Thermolysis of a sample of indeno[l,2-c]pyrazole 10 resulted in the extrusion of nitrogen and formation of benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene (13). Thus, a 158-mg sample of 10 in 5 mL of benzene was heated in a sealed tube at 130 "C for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left 125 mg (96%) of 13 as a colorless oil: NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 0.08 (m, 1 H), 1.08 (m, 1 H), 1.70-2.00 (m, 1 H), 2.20-2.48 (m, 1 H), 2.90 (d, 1 H, J = 18.0 Hz), 3.18 (dd, 1 I-€, J = 18.0,6.0Hz), 7.0-7.4 (m, 4 H). The structure of benzobicyclo[3.l.OIhex-2-ene (13) was verified by comparison with an authentic sample.% Irradiation of a 329-mg sample of aziridinamine 12 in 200 mL of benzene for 30 min under an argon atmosphere with a 450-W Hanovia lamp equipped with a Pyrex filter sleeve afforded a mixture of 10, 13, and itram-stilbene. Further irradiation of the mixture for an additional 3 h resulted in the isolation of cis-stilbene and benzobicyclohexene 13 as the major photoproducts. When a pure sample of 10 was subjected to similar irradiation conditions, the only product that was isolated (96%) was benzobicyclohexene 13. Preparation of 0 - ( trans-2-Buteny1)benzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (17). To a solution containing 2.0 g of tosylhydrazine in 6 mL of methanol was added 1.6 g of o-(trans-2-buteiiyl)benzaldehyde. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min at 40 "C. A t the end of this time 2 mL of water was added, and the precipitated solid was collected and recrystallized from methanol-water to give 2.85 g (87%) of o-(trans-2-butenyl)benzaldehyde tosylhydrazone (17) as a crystalline solid: mp 104-105 "C; IR (KBr) 3.19,6.24,6.95, 7.56, 8.61,9.58, 10.59, 12.28, 12.87, 14.18 pm; UV (methanol) 278 nm (t 16200); NMR (CI)Cl,, 100 MHz) 6 1.55 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz),2.32 (s, 3 H), 3.30 (m, 2 H), 5.30 (m, 2 H), 6.90-7.30 (m, 4 H), 7.50-8.0 (m, 4 H),8.48 (s, 1 H); mass spectrum, m/e 180, 179, 145, 129 (base), 115, 91.

J . Org. Chem., Vol. 45, No. 19, 1980 3763 Anal. Calcd for C18H20N202S:C, 65.81; H, 6.15; N, 8.53; S, 9.77. Found: C, 65.80; H, 6.14; N, 8.49; S, 9.72. Thermolysis of the Sodium Salt of o-(trans-2-Buteny1)benzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (17). To a solution containing 430 mg of hydrazone 17 in 10 mL of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added 78 mg of a 50% oil dispersion of sodium hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was allowed to stir for 1 h, and then 100 mL of pentane was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 405 mg (88%) of a white solid which was immediately used in the next step. A 200-mg sample of the above salt in 20 mL of dry benzene under a nitrogen atmosphere was heated at reflux for 12 h. The precipitate that formed was removed by filtration, and the solvent was removed from the mother liquor to give 65 mg (67%) of a pale yellow oil. This material was sublimed at 35 "C (0.05 mm) to give 55 mg of a white crystalline solid (mp 40-41 "C) whose structure is assigned as exo-(3~~,3aa,8bp)-3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydro3-methylindeno[l,2-c]pyrazole (18) on the basis of the following spectral data: IR (KBr) 3.45,6.50, 6.81,6.91, 10.47, 11.01, 13.36 pm; UV (methanol) 333 nm (t 260), 276 (1310), 267 (1280);NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 1.45 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 2.20-2.40 (m, 1H), 2.60 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0,4.0 Hz), 3.15 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0,8.0 Hz), 4.30 (m, 1 H), 6.10 (d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.90-7.20 (m, 3 H), 7.40-7.60 (m, 1 H); mass spectrum, m / e 144,130,129 (base), 115. Anal. Calcd for CllH12N2: C, 76.71; H, 7.02; N, 16.27. Found: C, 76.65; H, 7.06; N, 16.25. Treatment of dihydropyrazole 18 with base resulted in the formation of cis-1,3a,4,8b-tetrahydro-3-methylindeno[l,2-c]pyrazole (22). To a solution containing 172 mg of 18 in 20 mL of ether was added 0.6 mL of a 1.6 M n-butyllithium solution in hexane at -78 "C. The mixture was allowed to stir at this temperature for 30 min and was then warmed to room temperature. The ether layer was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil which was subjected to thick-layer chromatographyusing a 1:l:l ethyl acetate-chloroform-hexane mixture as the eluent. The major component isolated from the thick-layer plate was identified as [1,2-c]pyrazole22 on the basis of its spectral properties: IR (neat) 3.48, 6.81, 6.92, 7.04, 7.30, 7.60, 13.38 pm; UV (methanol) 272 nm (t 1800),265 (2000);NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 1.92 (s, 3 H), 2.95 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0, 6.0 Hz), 3.17 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0,8.0 Hz),3.40-3.90 (m, 1H), 4.72 (d, 1H, J = 8.0 Hz),7.0-7.4 (m, 4 H); mass spectrum, m / e 144, 130, 129 (base), 115. Anal. Calcd for CllH12N2:C, 76.71; H, 7.02; N, 16.27. Found C, 76.65; H, 7.13; N, 16.21. Preparation and Thermolysis of trans-N-[[2-[(E)-2-Butenyl]phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-1-aziridinamine ( 19). To a solution containing 1.60 g of o-(trans-2-butenyl)benzaldehyde in 30 mL of ether was added 2.31 g of N-amino-trans-2,3-diphenylaziridine.B The mixture was allowed to stir for 20 h a t 8 "C and then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 3.8 g (100%) of trans-N-[[2-[(E)-2-butenyl]phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-l-aziridinamine (19) as a colorless oil: IR (neat) 3.48, 6.24, 6.92, 10.31, 13.21, 14.41 pm; UV (methanol) 295 nm (c 10 200); NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 1.57 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 3.0-3.25 (m, 2 H), 3.75 (m, 2 H), 5.20-5.50 (m, 2 H), 7.05-7.85 (m, 14 H), 8.40 (s, 1 H); mass spectrum, m/e 180, 179, 178, 144, 130, 129 (base), 115. Anal. Calcd for C25H24N2:C, 85.19; H, 6.86; N, 7.95. Found: C, 85.15; H, 6.87; N, 7.95. A 704-mg sample of aziridinamine 19 in 40 mL of benzene was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left an oily solid which was subjected to silica gel column chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The first component isolated from the column contained 340 mg of trans-stilbene. The second fraction eluted from the column contained 165 mg of a solid which was sublimed at 35 "C (0.05 mm) to give 145 mg (43%) of exo3-methylindeno[l,2-c]pyrazole18. Further support for the structure of 18 was derived from a thermolysis experiment. A 172-mg sample of exo-18 in 5 mL of benzene was heated at 125 "C in a sealed tube for 6 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil whose NMR spectrum indicated a 1:6 mixture of exo- and endo-&methyl2,3-benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes (23 and 24) as determined by analysis of the methyl doublets ( J = 6.0 Hz) at b 0.55 and 1.08.

3764 J. Org. Chem., Vol. 45, No. 19, 1980 Photolysis of 18 in benzene for 2 h with a Hanovia 450-W mercury lamp afforded a 2:l mixture of the exo- and endo-methylbicyclohexenes 23 and 24. I n d e p e n d e n t S y n t h e s i s of 3,3a,4,8b-Tetrahydro-3methylindeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazoles 18 and 21. To a solution containing 5.80 g of indene in 20 mL of benzene was added 3.0 g of diazoethane in 10 mL of ether. The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 2 days. At the end of this time the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residual yellow oil was subjected to silica gel chromatography using a 1:l etherpentane mixture as the eluent. The first fraction obtained corresponded to unreacted indene (5.0 9). The second component isolated from the column contained 600 mg of exo isomer 18 (mp 4&41 "C) which was identical in every detail with the sample obtained from the thermolysis of 19. The last component isolated from the column contained 80 mg of endo isomer 21 which was identical in every detail with the minor component isolated from the thermolysis of 20. I r r a d i a t i o n of trans-N-[[2-[(E)-2-Butenyl]phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-l-aziridinamine(19). A 200-mg sample of 19 in 150 mL of benzene was irradiated under an argon atmosphere with a 450-W Hanovia lamp equipped with a Pyrex filter sleeve for 35 min. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil whose NMR spectrum indicated it to contain a mixture of starting material and diaza compound 18 (3:l ratio). When the irradiation of 19 was carried out for 3.5 h, the NMR spectrum showed the presence of cis-stilbene and a 2:l mixture of em- and endo-methylbenzobicyclohexenes 23 and 24. The structures of the exo- and endo-methylbenzobicyclohexenes were established by comparison with authentic samples which were independently synthesized. A modification of the procedure of Kawabata and c o - w ~ r k e r swas ~ ~ used to prepare endo-6methyl-2,3-benzobicyclo[3.1.0] hex-2-ene. To a solution containing 5.8 g of indene in 30 mL of n-heptane was added 40 mL of a 25% diethylzinc solution. To this mixture was added 31 g of ethylidene iodide over a 30-min interval. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at 80 "C for 12 h and then quenched by being poured into 50 mL of a 10% hydrochloric acid solution. The aqueous layer was extracted with ether. and the ethereal extracts were washed with water and a 5% sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residual brown oil was fractionally distilled to give 1.90 g of endo-methylbicyclohexene 24: t)p 64-65 "C (3.0 mm); IR (neat) 3.36, 3.50, 6.81, 6.90, 9.80, 12.34, 13.20, 13.92 pm; NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 0.55 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz),1.02--1.28(m, 1 H), 1.75 (4,1 H, J = 7.0 Hz), 2.40 (dt, 1 H, J =: 6.0, 2.0 Hz),2.65 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0, 2.0 Hz), 3.05 (dd, 1H, J = 16.0, 7.0 Hz), 6.80-7.40 (m, 4 H); UV (methanol) 279 nm (e 1700), 272 (1630);mass spectrum, m/e 144 (M'), 130, 129 (base), 128,127, 115. The spectral properties of this material were identical in every detail with a sample of endo-methylbicyclohexene 24 isolated from the photolysis and thermolysis of aziridinamine 19 and indeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazole 18 or 21. An authentic sample of exo-6-methyl-2,3-benzobicyclo[3.1.0]hexene (23) was prepared by the Wolff-Kishner reduction of exo-l,la,6,6a-tetr~ahydrocycloprop [ a]indene-l-~arboxaldehyde.~ To a solution containing 1.0 g of the above aldehyde in 20 mL of toluene was added 1.0 mL of anhydrous hydrazine. The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 20 min, and then 0.5 g of potassium tert-butoxide was added. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 10 h. At the end of this time 5 mL of water was added, and the mixture was extracted with ether and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil which was subjected to thicklayer chromatography using hexane as the eluent. The major component isolated from the thick-layer plate contained 130 mg of a clear oil whose structure was assigned as em-6-methylbenzobicyclohexene 23 on the basis of its NMR spectrum: (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 0.40 (m, 1 H), 1.08 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 1.50 (m, 1 H), 2.04 (dd, 1 H, J = 7.0, 2.0 Hz), 2.90 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 3.12 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0, 7.0 Hz), 3.0-3.4 (m, 4 H). This material was identical in every detail with the sample of exo-6-methylbicyclohexene 23 isolated from the photolysis of 18 or the thermolysis of 17 or 18. Preparation and Thermolysis of trans-N-[[2-[ (Z)-X-Butenyl]phenyl]mcthylene]-2,3-diphenyl-1-aziridinamine (20).

Padwa and Ku To a solution containing 1.30 g of o-(cis-2-butenyl)benzaldehyde in 25 mL of ether was added 2.16 g of N-amino-trans-2,3-diphenylaziridine.'' The mixture was allowed to stir for 48 h at 10 "C, and then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 3.5 g (100%) of trans-N-[[2-[(Z)-2-butenyl]phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-l-aziridinamine (20) as a colorless oil: IR (neat) 3.46,6.18,6.90,10.42, 13.26, 14.40 pm;UV (methanol) 293 nm (e 9800); NMR (CDCI,, 100 MHz) 6 1.49 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 3.0-3.25 (m, 2 H), 3.75 (m, 2 H), 5.1-5.40 (m, 2 H), 7.0-7.90 (m, 14 H), 8.36 (s, 1H); mass spectrum, m / e 180, 129 (base), 115. Anal. Calcd for Cz6HaN2: C, 85.19; H, 6.86; N, 7.95. Found: C, 85.31; H, 6.92; N, 7.86. A 400-mg sample of aziridinamine 20 in 25 mL of benzene was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left an oily solid which was subjected to silica gel column chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The first component isolated from the column contained 197 mg of trans-stilbene. The second fraction eluted from the silica gel chromatography column contained 93 mg of a colorless oil whose structure was assigned as endo-(3a,3a@$b@)-3,3a,4,8b-tetrahydro-3-methylindeno[ 1,2-c]pyrazole (21) on the basis of the following spectral data: IR (neat) 3.42, 6.48, 6.78, 6.85, 9.98, 13.30 pm; UV (methanol) 333 nm (e 280), 276 (1600), 267 (1400); NMR (CDC13,lOO MHz) 6 1.48 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 2.70-3.20 (m, 3 H), 4.60 (t, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 5.90 (br d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 7.10-7.40 (m, 3 H), 7.60-7.80 (m, 1 H). Addition of Eu(fod), shift reagent to the NMR sample separated the multiplet at 6 2.7e3.20 into three distinct signals. The upfield proton at 6 3.80 consisted of a doublet of doublets (1H, J = 18.0,lO.OHz). The signal at 6 3.94 consisted of a doublet of doublets (1 H, J = 18.0, 5.0 Hz), and the downfield proton at 6 4.30 was a multiplet (1 H). The mass spectrum was as follows: m/e 144, 130, 129 (base), 218, 127, 115. Anal. Calcd for C11H12N2:C, 76.71; H, 7.02; N, 16.27. Found: C, 76.74; H, 7.18; N, 15.92. This material was identical in every detail with one of the cycloadducts obtained from the reaction of indene with diazoethane. Thermolysis of 21 afforded a mixture of exo- and endo-methylbicyclohexenes 23 and 24 in a 3:l ratio. Treatment of 0 - ( trans-2-Buteny1)benzaldehydeTosylhydrazone (17) with Boron Trifluoride Etherate. To a solution containing 328 mg of hydrazone 17 in 30 mL of benzene was added 0.3 mL of boron trifluoride etherate. The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 5 min, was washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil which was subjected to thick-layer chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The major component isolated from the thick-layer plate contained 120 mg (70%) of 18 which was identical in every detail with a sample obtained from the thermolysis of 17. Examination of the crude reaction product before thick-layer chromatography showed that only a small quantity (15%) of 18 was present in the crude reaction mixture. Instead, a series of peaks associated with (3a,3aa,8ba)-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydro-3-methyl-2[ (4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]indeno[1,2-c]pyrazole(27) was found in the NMR spectrum: (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 1.38 (d, 3 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 2.28 (s, 3 H), 2.30-2.60 (m, 3 H), 3.90 (9, 1 H, J = 6.0 Hz), 4.50 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 6.8-7.8 (m, 8 H). When the crude reaction mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature, the signals associated with 27 disappeared, and a new set of peaks which correspond to structure 18 appeared in the NMR spectrum. P r e p a r a t i o n of trans-N-[[2-(3-Butenyl)phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenyl-l-aziridinamine (32). To a solution containing 1.60 g of o-(3-butenyl)benzaldehydeB in 30 mL of ether The was added 2.30 g of N-amino-tr~ns-2,3-diphenylaziridine.~ mixture was allowed to stir for 20 h at 8 "C. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left 3.80 g of aziridinamine 32 as a pale yellow oil: IR (neat) 3.26,6.17,6.24,6.74,6.86,10.02,10.86, 13.12,14.32 pm; UV (methanol) 290 nm ( e 10400); NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 1.85-2.20 (m, 2 H), 2.35-2.70 (m, 2 H), 3.80 (br s, 2 H), 4.8e5.20 (m, 2 H), 5.50-5.95 (m, 1 H), 7.0-7.8 (m, 14 H), 8.40 (s, 1 H); mass spectrum, mje 180, 179, 178, 144, 130, 129 (base), 128, 127, 115. Anal. Calcd for C25H29N4:C, 85.19; H, 6.86; N, 7.95. Found: C, 85.08; H, 6.86; N, 7.91.

Cycloadditions of Olefinic Tosylhydrazones

Thermolysis of trans - N - [[2-(3-Butenyl)phenyl]methylene]-2,3-diphenylaziridinamine(32). A 704-mg sample of aziridinamine 32 in 40 mL of benzene was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere for 5 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow solid which was subjected to silica gel chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The first component isolated from the column contained 335 mg of trans-stilbene. The second component eluted from the column contained 230 mg of a yellow solid which was sublimed a t 30 "C (0.05 mm) to give 200 mg (85%) of a white solid (mp 40-41 "C) whose structure was assigned as 3,3a,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[l,2-c]pyrazole (30) on the basis of its spectral properties: IR (KBr) 3.48, 6.50,6.74,6.92, 7.02,8.04, 10.48, 13.40 pm; NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) (5 0.80-1.20 (m, 1 H), 1.50-1.85 (m, 1 H), 2.20-2.70 (m, 3 H), 4.25 (ddd, 1 H, J = 18.0,8.0,4.0 Hz), 4.60 (td, 1 H, J = 18.0, 2.0 Hz), 4.90 (br d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 6.90-7.40 (m, 3 H), 7.90 (d, 1H, J = 6.10Hz); mass spectrum, m / e 144,129(bim), 115. Anal. Calcd for CllH12Nz:C, 76.71; H, 7.02; N, 16.27. Found: C, 76.66; H, 7.02; N, 16.25. The structure of 30 was unequivocally established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample. To a solution containing 3.50 g of l,:!-dihydronaphthalene in 10 mL of ether was added a solution of 3.0 g of diazomethane in 20 mL of ether. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 7 days. At the end of this time the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the yellow residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the eluent. The first fraction contained 2.5 g of recovered starting material. The second component isolated from the column contained 1.35 g of 3,3a,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[l,2-c]pyrazole (30) which was identical in every detail with a sample obtained from the thermolysis of 32. Thermolysis of a sample of naphtho[ 1,2-c]pyrazole 30 resulted in the extrusion of nitrogen and the formation of tetrahydrocyclopropanaphthalene 33. Thus, a 172-mg sample of 30 in 5 mL of benzene was heated at 125 "C in a sealed tube for 3 h. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave a clear colorless oil (140 mg, 97%) whose structure was shown to be tetrahydrocyclopropanaphthalene 33 by comparison with an authentic sample:67 NMR (CDC13,100 MHz) 6 0.754.95 (m, 2 H), 1.40-2.58 (m, 6 H), 6.85-7.35 (m 4 H). Preparation of o-(3-Butenyl)benzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (28). To a solution containing 2.0 g of tosylhydrazine in 6 mL of methanol was added 1.60 g of 0-(3-butenyl)benzaldehyde. The mixture was allowed to stir a t 40 "C for 30 min, 10 mL of water was added, and the resulting solid was collected and recrystallized from methanol-water to give 3.15 g (96%) of 0-(3-butenyl)benzaldehydetosylhydrazone (28) as a crystalline solid: mp 105-106 "C; I[R (KBr) 3.24,6.15,6.32, 7.01, 7.41, 7.52, 8.46,8.60,9.22,10.55, 10 85, 12.27, 13.00, 14.30 pm; UV (methanol) 278 nm ( t 17200);NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) 6 2.0-2.35 (m, 2 H), 2.36 (s, 3 H), 2.60-2.85 (m, 2 H), 4.80-5.00 (m, 2 H), 5.50-B.90 (m, 1 H), 6.95-7.32 (in,5 H), 7.50-7.68 (m, 1 H), 7.85 (d, 2 13, J = 8.0 Hz), 8.00 (s, 1 H), 8.45 (s, 1 H); mass spectrum, m / e 181, 180, 166, 145, 130 (base), 129, 115, and 91. Anal. Calcd for C18112,JVz02S:C, 65.80; H, 6.15; N, 8.53; S, 9.77. Found: C, 65.74; H, 6.15; N, 8.54; S, 9.76. Thermolysis of the' Sodium Salt of 0-(3-Butenyl)benzaldehyde Tosylhydrazone (28). To a solution containing 600 mg of tosylhydrazone 28 in 15 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 108 mg of an oil dispersion of sodium hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere. .4fter the mixture was stirred for 1 11 at room temperature, 150 mL of pentane was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 500 mg of a white solid which was used immediately in the next step. A 400-mg sample of the above salt in 40 mL of benzene was heated under a nitrogen atmosphere a t reflux for 12 h. The precipitate that formed was filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residual yellow oil was subjected to thick-layer chromatography using a 1:l chloroform-ethyl acetate mixture as the eluent. The major band isolated from the thick(67) A. L. Goodman and R. H. Eastman, J . A m . Chem. Soc., 86, 908 (1964).

J. Org. Chem., Vol. 45, No. 19, 1980 3765 layer plate contained 108 mg (55%) of a pale yellow oil whose structure was assigned 2,3a,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[1,2-c]pyrazole (31)on the basis of the following data: IR (neat) 2.95,3.44, 5.95, 6.24,6.87, 8.14, 9.10, 13.44 pm; UV (methanol) 292 nm ( t 1750), 247 (10700); NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) d 1.80-2.40 (m, 2 H), 2.50-3.30 (m, 3 H), 3.80 (dd, 1 H, J = 12.0, 4.0 Hz), 3.92 (dd, 1 H, J = 12.0, 8.0 Hz), 7.10-7.60 (m, 4 H), 8.02 (d, 1 H, J = 8.0 Hz); mass spectrum, m / e 172 (M'), 158 (base), 146,131,130,129,128, 127, 120, 119, 116, 91, 90, 89. Anal. Calcd for CI1HlzN2: C, 76.71; H, 7.02; N, 16.27. Found: C, 76.76; H, 7.03; N, 16.24. The structure of 31 was further established by comparison with an independently synthesized sample prepared by treating 30 with potassium tert-butoxide. To a solution containing 200 mg of 30 in 30 mL of ether was added 95 mg of potassium tert-butoxide at -78 "C. The mixture was allowed to stir a t -78 "C for 20 min, and then 2 mL of water was added. The mixture was warmed to 25 "C, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting yellow oil was subjected to thick-layer chromatography using a 1:l ethyl acetate-chloroform mixture as the eluent. The major band isolated from the thick-layer plate was identical in every detail with the sample obtained from the thermolysis of the sodium salt of tosylhydrazone 28. Treatment of 0-(3-Butenyl)benzaldehydeTosylhydrazone (28) with Boron Trifluoride Etherate. To a solution containing 600 mg of tosylhydrazone 28 in 60 mL of benzene was added 1.2 mL of boron trifluoride etherate. The mixture was allowed to stir a t room temperature for 48 h, was washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of the solvent under reduced pressure left a yellow oil which was subjected to thick-layer chromatography. The major fraction contained 230 mg of a crystalline solid (mp 127-128 "C) whose structure was assigned as 1,2,3,3a,4,9b-hexahydro-2-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)naphtho[1,2-c]pyrazole (34) on the basis of the following spectral data: IR (KBr) 2.94,3.06,3.47, 6.29,6.94, 7.25, 7.52, 8.62,9.26,9.90, 11.05, 12.50, 13.51, 15.62 pm; NMR (CDCl,, 100 MHz) (5 1.10-2.20 (m, 3 H), 2.35 (s, 3 H), 2.60-3.00 (m, 4 H), 3.80 (dd, 1 H, J = 10.0,6.0 Hz), 4.25 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 7.0-7.4 (m, 6 H), 7.90 (d, 2 H, J = 8.0 Hz); UV (methanol) 218 nm (c 13300). Anal. Calcd for C18H20N20zS:C, 65.80; H, 6.15; N, 8.53; S, 9.77. Found: C, 65.66; H, 6.09; N, 8.47; S, 9.83. The second component isolated from the thick-layer plate (31). contained 45 mg of 2,3a,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[1,2-c]pyrazole This material was identical with that obtained from the thermolysis of the sodium salt of 0-(3-butenyl)benzaldehydetosylhydrazone. Structure 34 could readily be converted to pyrazole 31 by being stirred with a trace of base in benzene solution. Thermolysis of the Sodium Salt of 2-Phenyl-3-(o-vinylpheny1)propen-1-a1 Tosylhydrazone (39). To a solution containing 5 mL of a 3.0 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and 3 mL of 95% ethanol was added 3.9 g of o-vinylbenzaldehyde.6s The mixture was cooled to 0 "C, and 3.15 g of phenylacetaldehyde in 3 mL of ethanol was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 25 "C for 24 h, was poured into 200 mL of water, and was extracted with ether. The ether layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting yellow oil was distilled a t 125 "C (0.1 mm) to give 0.9 g of 2-phenyl-3-(0vinylpheny1)propen-1-a1 as a colorless oil: IR (neat) 5.95, 6.42, 6.94, 7.30, 13.51, 14.70 pm; UV (methanol) 254 nm (t 16800), 320 (15800); NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) (5 5.30 (d, 1 H, J = 10.0 Hz), 5.56 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.65-7.40 (m, 10 H), 7.53 (s, 1 H), 9.66 (s, 1 HI. To a solution containing 1.10 g of the above aldehyde in 6 mL of methanol was added 960 mg of tosylhydrazine. The mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min at 40 "C, was poured into 30 mL of water, and was extracted with ether. The ether layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give the tosylhydrazone of 2-phenyl-3-(0vinylpheny1)propen-1-a1(39) as a clear oil: NMR (CDC13, 100 (68) F. G. Baddar, A. El-habashi, and A. K. Fateen, J . Am. Chem. Soc., 87,3342 (1965).

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MHz) 6 2.30 (s, 3 H), 5.20 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 5.50 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.80-8.60 (m, 17 H). This material was immediately used in the next step. To a solution containing 1.0 g of the above oil in 10 mL of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 150 mg of sodium hydride. The mixture was allowed to stir at 25 OC for 20 min, and then 100 mL of pentane was added. The resulting precipitate was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 680 mg of a solid. This material was heated in 20 mL of dry benzene a t 80 "C for 4 h. The precipitate that formed was filtered, and the resulting oil was subjected to thick-layer chromatography using a 1:l ether-pentane mixture as the solvent. The major component isolated from the thick-layer plate contained 195 mg of 3-(o-vinylphenyl)-4phenylpyrazole(40) as a clear oil: IR (neat) 3.28, 6.90, 8.55, 10.31, 12.19, 13.16, 14.70 pm; NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 5.05 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 5.60 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.65 (dd, 1 H, J = 16.0, 12.0 Hz), 6.90-7.80 (m, 11 H). Anal. Calcd for C17H14N2:C, 82.90; H, 5.73; N, 11.37. Found C, 82.68; H, 5.81; N, 11.29. Thermolysis of the Sodium Salt of 1-Phenyl-3-(o-vinylphenyl)-2-propen-l-one Tosylhydrazone (41). To a solution containing 5 mL of 3.0 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and 3 mL of 95% ethanol was added 1.2 g of acetophenone. The mixture was cooled to 0 OC, and 1.32 g of o-vinylbenzaldehydea in 2 mL of ethanol was added dropwise. After being stirred for 48 h at 25 OC, the mixture was poured into 20 mL of water and extracted with ether. The ether layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting oil solidified on standing to give 2.15 g (88%) of 1phenyl-3-(o-vinylphenyl)-2-propen-l-one: mp 27-28 "C; IR (KBr) 6.02,6.25,6.80,6.94,7.25, 7.58,8.26,9.90, 10.31, 10.99, 13.51, 14.71 pm; NMR (CDCI3, 100 MHz) 6 5.35 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 5.56 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.85-8.15 (m, 12 H); UV (methanol) 252 nm ( t 15900), 310 (15000). Anal. Calcd for C17H140: C, 87.15; H, 6.02. Found: C, 87.12; H. 6.06. To a solution containing 1.17 g of the above ketone in 5 mL of ethanol was added 1.03 g of tosylhydrazine. The mixture was heated at reflux for 8 h and was then concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was crystallized from ethanol to give 1.15 g (56%) of the tosylhydrazone derivative 41: mp 91-92 "C; IR (KBr) 2.92, 6.29, 7.25, 8.62, 12.50, 13.16, 14.38 pm; NMR (CDC13,100 MHz) 6 2.36 (s, 3 H), 5.20 (d, 1 H, J = 10.0 Hz), 5.45

(d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.50-7.60 (m, 17 H), 7.80 (d, 2 H, J = 8.0 Hz), 8.10 (br s, 1 H). To a solution containing 804 mg of the above compound in 10 mL of tetrahydrofuran was added 144 mg of sodium hydride under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 min, and then 70 mL of pentane was added. The resulting precipitate was filtered and dried under vacuum to give 690 mg of a white solid. This material was heated in 30 mL of dry benzene for 4 h. The remaining solid was filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was crystallized from hexane to give 235 mg (81%)of 3-(0vinylphenyl)-5-phenylpyrazole (42) as a white crystalline solid: t (KBr) 3.11,6.17,6.25,6.33,6.92,7.25,10.42,11.24, mp 88-89 OC; E 12.66, 13.42, 14.71 pm; NMR (CDC13, 100 MHz) 6 5.08 (d, 1 H, J = 12.0 Hz), 5.50 (d, 1 H, J = 16.0 Hz), 6.50 (s, 1H), 6.70-7.70 (m, 11 H); UV (methanol) 353 nm ( t 33000), 238 (32 100); mass spectrum, m/e 246 (M'), 215, 169, 143, 130, 118, 77. Anal. Calcd for C17H14N2:C, 82.90; H, 5.73; N, 11.37. Found: C, 82.79; H, 5.77; N, 11.35.

Acknowledgment. We gratefully acknowledge the National Cancer Institute for generous support of this research. Registry No. 1, 71312-47-5; l.Na, 74346-37-5; 2, 2387-34-0; 3, 74346-38-6;5, 71312-53-3;7,62708-42-3;8,73774-60-4;&Na, 7377454-6; 10, 73774-58-0; 11, 74346-39-7; 12, 73774-57-9; 13, 15677-15-3; 14, 95-13-6; 15, 73774-56-8; 16, 73774-59-1; 17, 74346-40-0; 17.Na, 74346-41-1; 18, 74346-42-2; 19, 74346-43-3; 20, 74365-62-1; 21, 74365-63-2; 22, 74346-44-4; 23, 63949-51-9; 24, 30021-35-3; 27, 74346-45-5; 28, 74346-46-6; 28.Na, 74346-47-7; 30, 74346-48-8; 31, 74346-49-9; 32, 74346-50-2; 33, 25033-22-1; 34, 74346-51-3; 39, 74346-52-4; 39-Na,74346-53-5;40,74346-54-6;41,74346-55-7; 41.Na, 74346-56-8; 42, 74346-57-9; 5-hexenal, 764-59-0; tosylhydrazine, 1576-35-8; cyclopentene, 142-29-0; diazomethane, 334-88-3; 1amino-trans-2,3-diphenylaziridine, 28161-60-6; trans-stilbene, 10330-0; cis-stilbene, 645-49-8; o-(trans-2-butenyl)benzaldehyde, 74346-58-0; diazoethane, 1117-96-0;ewo-l,la,6,6a-tetrahydrocycloprop[o]indene-1-carboxaldehyde,74346-59-1;o-(cis-2-buteny1)benzaldehyde, 74346-60-4; 0-(3-butenyl)benzaldehyde,70576-29-3; 1,2dihydronaphthalene, 447-53-0; o-vinylbenzaldehyde, 28272-96-0; phenylacetaldehyde, 122-78-1;2-phenyl-3-(o-vinylphenyl)propen-lal, 74346-61-5;acetophenone, 98-86-2; l-phenyl-3-(o-vinylphenyl)-2propen-1-one, 74346-62-6.

Selectivity in Ketenimine-Thioketone Cycloadditions. 1. 1,4- and 1,2-Addition Pathways and the Synthesis of 4H-3,1-Benzothiazines, 2-Iminothietanes, and Thioacrylamides' Alessandro Dondoni,*2a Arturo Battaglia,*2b and Patrizia GiorgianniZb Laboratorio di Chimica Organica, Facoltd di Scienze, Universitd, 44100 Ferrara, Italy, and Laboratorio dei Composti del Carbonio contenenti Eteroatomi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Ozzano Emilia, Italy Received January 21, 1980 The cycloadditions of thiobenzophenones to ketenimines take place at different sites of the cumulene depending on the extent of substitution and the nature of the substituents. C,C-Disubstituted ketenimines whose nitrogen bears an alkyl or an ortho,ortho'-disubstituted aryl undergo 1,2-cycloaddition by the C=S bond of the thione across the cumulene C==C bond to give four-membered 1:l adducts, viz.,2-iminothietanes. An identical cycloaddition takes place from C-monosubstituted ketenimines irrespective of the nature of the N substituent. 2-Iminothietanes formed in these cases are unstable and rearrange to thioacrylamides. On the other hand, C,C-disubstituted ketenimines whose nitrogen is flanked by a phenyl or a meta- or para-substituted phenyl undergo 1,4-cycloaddition by the C=S bond of the thione across the formal heterodiene system formed by the C=N bond of the cumulene and one of the C=C bonds of the N-aryl group to yield as final products six-membered ring adducts, viz., 4H-3,l-benzothiazines. Evidence for the formation of an intermediate is provided by NMR and IR spectroscopy and, indirectly, by the isolation of a diadduct from 2 mol of thione and 1 mol of ketenimine. N-Phenylmethylketenimine, however, reacts with thiobenzophenone according to both the 1,2- and 1,4-cycloaddition modes to give the corresponding 2-iminothietane and 4H-3,l-benzothiazine in almost equal amounts. The product distribution, as monitored by following the reaction at intervals by NMR spectroscopy, is under kinetic control. T h e r e is ample documentation o n the participation of ketenimines3 as 2-x-electron components in cycloaddition

reactions with 2-x- a n d 4-x-electron (1,3-dipole) systems t o give four- and five-membered 1:l adducts, respectively.

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